When I was a young man
with less than 500 million years ago, Mars suffered a catastrophe that hung its
magnetic field, leave it exposed to strong solar winds and caused him to lose
most of its atmosphere. This is the most plausible story for children on the
planet, according to the latest findings of the rover Curiosity.
The conclusion is in
two studies published today in the journal "Science" that reveal with
unprecedented precision the composition of air on Mars.